Rear Door Actuator Motor ?

[fordnut02]

Anyone have any tips on changing the rear door Actuator lock motor ?

[fastblackmerc]

Anyone have any tips on changing the rear door Actuator lock motor ?

Remove the door panel, remove the rivet that secures the actuator, unplug actuator and remove actuator from the lock assembly.

Use a 1/4-20 bolt, washer and nyloc nut in place of the rivet.

[BAD MERC]

That rivet is HUGE and requires a gargantuan rivet gun to install. ANY bodyshop has it and will gladly snap a new one in to make it stock.

[fordnut02]

Remove the door panel, remove the rivet that secures the actuator, unplug actuator and remove actuator from the lock assembly.

Use a 1/4-20 bolt, washer and nyloc nut in place of the rivet.

thanks for the Info

[fastblackmerc]

Btw......... You don't have to drill out the rivet to remove it.

Punch out the center of the rivet (the mandrel), bend the "ears" back and forth until they break off, pop the rest of the rivet out.

Use stainless steel nut, washer and bolt so you don't have any rust issues.

The factory rivet is 1/4". If you have to have the factory look checkout Harbor Freight for a rivet gun and rivets

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-17-1-2-half-inch-hand-riveter-with-collection-bottle-66422.html

[fordnut02]

Btw......... You don't have to drill out the rivet to remove it.

Punch out the center of the rivet (the mandrel), bend the "ears" back and forth until they break off, pop the rest of the rivet out.

Use stainless steel nut, washer and bolt so you don't have any rust issues.

The factory rivet is 1/4". If you have to have the factory look checkout Harbor Freight for a rivet gun and rivets

http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-17-1-2-half-inch-hand-riveter-with-collection-bottle-66422.html

didnt even have to touch the Rivet just snapped the motor out of the Bracket and new one back in 30 Minutes done

[fastblackmerc]

didnt even have to touch the Rivet just snapped the motor out of the Bracket and new one back in 30 Minutes done

Good job!!!!!!!!!

Of course the brackets need to be the same...

[fordnut02]

Good job!!!!!!!!!

Of course the brackets need to be the same...

I left the stock bracket on the door and just poped out the motor , screws out of door latch to unhook rod , reverse works great
used aftermarket motor , seem like they have more kick to them

[crownvic05]

so what you did, will it work on the front driver side aswell?

[fastblackmerc]

so what you did, will it work on the front driver side aswell?

It will work on all the doors.

[fordnut02]

so what you did, will it work on the front driver side aswell?

yes but front doors are a little harder to get to , would need to loosen the glass track up